A-League duel: Close contest expected between Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sun 09.October
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sky Stadium (37034 seats)

This match has been long awaited by club members of both squads, as it's the first A-League game of the season. Both Wellington Phoenix and Adelaide United are ready for a positive start to their season.

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Wellington Phoenix form and stats

Last season, Wellington Phoenix's league results were 12 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, providing 6th position in the A-League. In these 26 matches they scored 34 goals and let in 49. Performing at their own stadium in the former season Wellington Phoenix delivered 8-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 20 conceded.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wellington Phoenix have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 22 matches with the results: Won 15, drawn 4 and lost 3.

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Adelaide United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Adelaide United performed last season in the A-League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 3 with 16/17 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Adelaide United playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Adelaide United wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Wellington, four draws and four wins for Adelaide United. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Wellington Phoenix Adelaide United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Wellington Phoenix Last season Adelaide United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 13   Played P   14 29
12 8   Won W   5 13
3 2   Drew D   5 8
12 3   Lost L   4 8
34 19   Scored S   17 42
50 20   Conceded C   19 34
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 90%
85% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 79%
70% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 62%
37% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 24%
15% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 7%
52% 54%   BTTS BTTS   71% 66%
19% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 24%
30% 23%   Failed to Score F T   29% 21%
 
4.6 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.9
6 6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 4.8
1.7 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.5
0 0   Red cards R C   3 3
 
13 13.9   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 14.3
4.5 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 5
28% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 29%
 
18.6 17.5   Shots against (avg) S A   15.9 14.1
6.1 5.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne City 26 14 7 5 55 33 13 7 4 2 27 16 13 7 3 3 28 17 22 49
2 Melbourne Victory 26 13 9 4 42 25 13 6 5 2 22 13 13 7 4 2 20 12 17 48
3 Western United 26 13 6 7 40 30 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 4 4 5 15 18 10 45
4 Adelaide United 26 12 7 7 38 31 13 7 2 4 22 14 13 5 5 3 16 17 7 43
5 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 49 35 13 8 3 2 27 16 13 4 3 6 22 19 14 42
6 Wellington Phoenix 26 12 3 11 34 49 13 8 2 3 19 20 13 4 1 8 15 29 -15 39
7 Macarthur 26 9 6 11 38 47 13 6 3 4 21 21 13 3 3 7 17 26 -9 33
8 Sydney 26 8 7 11 37 44 13 4 4 5 21 24 13 4 3 6 16 20 -7 31
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 45 43 13 6 2 5 29 19 13 2 3 8 16 24 2 29
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 6 9 11 30 38 13 4 5 4 15 15 13 2 4 7 15 23 -8 27
11 Brisbane Roar 26 7 5 14 29 39 13 6 2 5 19 17 13 1 3 9 10 22 -10 26
12 Perth Glory 26 4 6 16 20 43 13 2 4 7 8 15 13 2 2 9 12 28 -23 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.